📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Rural Centre for Human Interests (RUCHI) is a community development organization with ever increasing focus on youth development and intercultural learning through voluntary service. RUCHI got registered in 1983, under Indian Societies Registration Act as a non-political, non-profit making voluntary organization
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers are expected to encourage school children to channelize their abundant energy in right direction & actively participate in outdoor and indoor games, physical exercises to stay physically fit and mentally healthy. This gains more significance as a post pandemic measure sine they had been confined to homes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
You shall be playing sports with kids and during process creating awareness about importance of warming up, cooling down, hydration, safety equipments, right technique etc. Volunteers can teach different games, play sports in schools and organise a sports camp for the children. You will get an opportunity to learn traditional Indian games like Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, Cricket, Lagorcha, Langdi and others.
Depending on circumstances, volunteers can assist in creating plan to build the Eco Adventure Camp area on RUCHI campus where we are planning to install and construct different sports like Rope Climbing, Tyre hurdle, tree house, net climbing, balancing Pole and other fun amenities. The aim is to develop this space for school children during summer and winter vacations and future volunteers on a regular basis.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will live under simple conditions and share accommodation with other volunteers. English WC will be available. Vegetarian food will be served. Sleeping bags are also necessary.
📍 About the location
The project site is Ruchi campus and nearby schools in Solan district. It is 30 km from Kalka and 60 km from Chandigarh. The village is small with 35 families.
Self organized city tours and excursions. Old Sikh and Hindu temples in the near vicinity can be visited. Nearby Kasauli town is another hill station as a tourist attraction. A visit to Shimla will offer an opportunity to see high Himalayan Mountains.
⚠️ Requirements
Interest in physical activities, sports and art, high motivation and creative skills.
ℹ️ Additional information
Interest in physical activities, sports and art, high motivation and creative skills.